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Table 3 Effect of cultivars on photosynthetic pigments, IAA, and phenolic contents of flax plants grown under sandy soil conditions (data are means of two successive seasons)

From: Comparative studies on the role of benzoic, t-cinnamic, and salicylic acids on growth, some biochemical aspects, and yield of three flax cultivars grown under sandy soil conditions

Cultivars

Chlorophyll a (mg/g FW)

Chlorophyll b (mg/g FW)

Carotenoids

(mg/g FW)

Total pigments

(mg/g FW)

IAA

(μg/g FW)

Phenolic content (mg/100 g FW)

Blanka

1.665

0.614

0.533

2.812

47.37

100.43

Line-4

1.494

0.567

0.485

2.546

32.43

68.74

Giza-8

1.366

0.563

0.416

2.345

47.01

100.03

LSD 0.05

0.135

0.023

0.041

0.120

0.67

1.42